Top 10 Restroom Recommendations

Throughout my life I’ve heard my friends talk about things people are supposed to do when in the restroom; by people, I mean guys. I’m sure some of their “rules” apply to women as well, but since those friends of mine whom provide me such in depth analysis of what one should and should not be doing in the restroom are predominantly male, my focus is on men at this time.

If any of you women out there read this and agree with anything – or disagree – please comment as well. I would love to hear some of the things I am not aware of; after all, I don’t frequent the ladies' restrooms. I can say though, I have been inside one and I have used one – awkward to say the least. 

I’ll give you that story one of these Fridays for “Flashback Friday!”

So here are the Top 10 recommendations when in the restroom - according to men (a.k.a. my friends):

1. Be quiet when using the urinal (talking is taboo)
2. Courtesy flush when dropping a “deuce” (nobody wants to hear it)
3. If your work provides badges with your name and picture on it, please make sure you put it in your pocket or turn it over – sometimes you can see it from outside and people would rather not know that it was their neighbor who was squealing like a pig.
4. Flush when you fart (like #2 – nobody wants to hear)
5. If you are going to fart while using the urinal, please do so when nobody is directly next to you.
6. Wash your hands after you’ve gone to the restroom – period.
7. Because not everybody has good hygiene, using a paper towel to open the door is recommended.
8. When you’re done dropping a “deuce”, don’t leave the stall until you’ve properly cleaned what you’ve left behind. It’s just wrong for it to look like a dog pound crime scene. Seriously.
9. If you’ve got food in your hand or gum in your mouth, leave it as far away from the restroom as possible (if gum, throw it out). Apparently many feel that it’s disgusting to have that in the restroom considering all the nastiness floating around in the air.
10. Do not brush your teeth in the restroom after breakfast or lunch! Sure, it’s great that you want to have great hygiene, but as stated in #9, it’s nasty to try and be clean while someone is in the stall taking the “browns” to the Super Bowl.

So there you have it folks, above are the Top 10 things some of my friends feel should be adhered to when in the restroom. They definitely make sense, I’ll give them that; especially, with all the crazy stories I’ve got having experienced first hand in the restroom all of those things above – including some not listed.

What do you all have to say about their recommendations? 

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